It's Jesus' agony, knowing for most of his life how he was going to die and knowing that it's all going to start very soon. Imagine if you knew you were going to be crucified, nailed to a cross, I'm sure any person would be terrified at the thought of how painful that must be. So He prays and asks not to be crucified, instead. He was pleading, making his case (Surely I've exceeded expectations, could you ask as much from any other man?) Then He asks to see what will happen of He died, so that He could then decide whether He still wanted to go through with it or not... and when that doesn't happen, He gets angry, "Alright, just watch me die" until He realizes that it was God's plan, not His (Jesus') and gives in to God's will, trusting God's plan. But the end still shows that He's very afraid and knows that if it doesn't happen now, He still might end up changing his mind. It's like don't give me time to think any more, take me now while I am still willing.
It's Jesus' agony, knowing for most of his life how he was going to die and knowing that it's all going to start very soon. Imagine if you knew you were going to be crucified, nailed to a cross, I'm sure any person would be terrified at the thought of how painful that must be. So He prays and asks not to be crucified, instead. He was pleading, making his case (Surely I've exceeded expectations, could you ask as much from any other man?) Then He asks to see what will happen of He died, so that He could then decide whether He still wanted to go through with it or not... and when that doesn't happen, He gets angry, "Alright, just watch me die" until He realizes that it was God's plan, not His (Jesus') and gives in to God's will, trusting God's plan. But the end still shows that He's very afraid and knows that if it doesn't happen now, He still might end up changing his mind. It's like don't give me time to think any more, take me now while I am still willing.